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Particularly confusingly, this production of Lysistrata projects a dual perspective--it remains unclear whether it endeavors to recreate Aristophanes' bawdy farce, or tries actually to parody the original intent of the classic...
...into the social roots of humor: part of the parody's kick, he says, is its explosion of Orbison's unlikely premise of sidewalk romance, which the judge notes, ". . . ignores the ugliness of street life and the debasement that it signifies." Rebutting the argument that the ditty's commercial intent moots its artistic value, Souter playfully enlists Samuel Johnson: " 'No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.' " Finally, the court's Latin scholar scores head-banger points for using the phrase "opening bass riff" without quotation marks...
...more roles for women (commendable as such a goal might be). The implication surely is that a female version would express something that the male version could not, that females possess a unique voice that would make a reworking of the play subtly different. If such was Simon's intent, then he was doomed to failure; if such was not his intent, it is hard to see what the point of this exercise...
...students, led by Daniel W. Hart '95, said they wanted to form the Harvard Enterprise Society because the Business Club's outgoing director was allegedly intent upon selecting this year's officers without holding an election...
...underacting. Perhaps in an effort to seem more natural, Madonna seems stoned. She stares off into space and delivers her lines in dazed-whine. Note: bruises and messed up hair are enough to convey abuse. The same is true when, as Jennings the actress, Madonna wears glasses to seem intent and intellectual. She is best when playing herself, or at least he persona. The restaurant scenes in which Madonna must play the bitchy and racy superstar Sarah Jennings (even her name isn't convincing) and tell bawdy jokes are reminiscent of her "performance" in the docu-drama "Truth of Dare...